Fortythirtyeight Posted January 6, 2020 Report Share Posted January 6, 2020 So it's at Leicester the day after Cardiff. Three big meetings in three days for a lot of folk with Somerset for the pairs, Cardiff GP and then Leicester. Personaly I'd rather see the bigger meetings spaced out through the season but will have to start saving and find appropriate accomodation . Any suggestions where to park ? as had issues in the past at Leicester. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squall Posted January 7, 2020 Report Share Posted January 7, 2020 Always thought Leicester had decent parking with the stadium car park and the shopping parking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmo Posted January 7, 2020 Report Share Posted January 7, 2020 There is a 4 hour time limit with the shopping centre car park, so depending on the format and any possible delays, it could get very tight time wise. Also the shopping centre will be open on a Sunday afternoon, so there will be fewer spaces than normal for a Saturday night meeting. An alternative would be to use the Boston Road industrial estate on the opposite side of the road to the shopping centre. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HGould Posted January 7, 2020 Report Share Posted January 7, 2020 Whoever thought this up needs sacking! I'm a speedway fan, reasonably well off and Somerset / Cardiff was OK for me as I'd do both meetings from Midlands as 2 separate trips to avoid stupid Hotel Rates in Cardiff. Lots of fans do Somerset and Cardiff as a round trip, stay over and its the annual pilgrimage to the mecca of the sport at Cardiff. This adds on for many an extra night and extra meeting and for those up North/Scotland and down South a very late return home Sunday night / Monday early hours. I won't do all 3 in 3 days. I'll go to Cardiff, go home and then a short trek over to Leicester. Why not 4's at Peterborough where set up and racing last season was "off the scale" superb meeting, not that Pairs wasn't too but that place is not capable of handling big crowds (Somerset). Leicester is a lovely set up but naff track, limited parking and from what I have heard Pits are very small and not a lot of space. Why couldn't we have 4's at Peterborough in May, 4's at Somerset in July, and CLRC at Sheffield in September?? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelShoe Posted January 7, 2020 Report Share Posted January 7, 2020 Disappointed with this. The Fours at Peterborough racing wise is usually one of the highlight's of the season for me. The venue is also great in terms of seating capacity . Nothing against Leicester but it just doesn't have the same appeal for such a meeting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringitsneck Posted January 7, 2020 Report Share Posted January 7, 2020 That's twenty of us not going to the fours then as we booked our flights for Cardiff GP months ago together with accomodation and mini bus hire. Thanks BSPA. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff100 Posted January 7, 2020 Report Share Posted January 7, 2020 Been to leicester twice and have yet to see a pass on track think again mr godfrey send it back to peterboro! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
False dawn Posted January 7, 2020 Report Share Posted January 7, 2020 58 minutes ago, False dawn said: I am going to Cardiff. I love the fours. I'm fairly local to Leicester. But this decision seems to make very little sense to me. Running the fours anywhere on the Cardiff Sunday, with the possible exception of Somerset, seems slightly odd to me. Logistically, for the fans, how does this make sense.? Is the supporters coach from say Eastbourne, going to return home a day late, via Leicester? Why destroy the concept of the "fours weekend" by combining it with the GP weekend. And the hosting track. So Peterborough is not available (?). But even though it's convenient for me, Leicester would seem to have some severe limitations. Car parking for the fans is an issue. I got caught out at the Ben meeting last year. The supermarket parking we use every week has a strict 4 hour limit. And let''s not have any more discussion about the legality of the imposition of fines. If you get a parking fine, do you really want to challenge it or risk ignoring it? The car park is "policed" by comparing video images of you entering and leaving. If you can't leave because everyone else is at the same time, that's cuts no ice. I know. So you can't park there for the fours. You will not get out of the car park within the four hour limit unless you leave the meeting early. I don't know much about the accommodation of riders vans and pit space but I suspect that they will both be tight. And despite my misgivings, should this meeting be heavily supported, will the stadium house that many supporters comfortably? Sorry to quote my own post, but there are two threads discussing this. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted January 7, 2020 Report Share Posted January 7, 2020 Stupid idea to hold it at Leicester due to all the reasons False dawn has said above. Hopefully common sense will prevail before July and it will be held sometime at Peterborough, or anywhere else more suitable because Beaumont Park certainly isn't. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff100 Posted January 8, 2020 Report Share Posted January 8, 2020 "National speedway stadium" so why not use it! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimmo Posted January 8, 2020 Report Share Posted January 8, 2020 I certainly agree with a lot of comments already posted. I have nothing against Leicester at all, in fact I quite like the stadium itself, however, IMO, it's the completely wrong venue to hold the Fours. Car Parking is not even close to being good enough for an event such as this, and Tesco doesn't afford long enough, and even if it did, that wouldn't be fair on the shoppers.. There will have to be temporary seating installed like King's Lynn do for the Stock Car World Final, as there's not enough for this type of event, that takes hours to complete. It also means that after a rip-off weekend (hotel wise) in Wales, punters have got to try and dip deep to find yet more accommodation money, if hotels/motels have still got availability. Total madness I'm afraid, so I will not be going.........sadly. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 valve Posted January 8, 2020 Report Share Posted January 8, 2020 22 hours ago, geoff100 said: Been to leicester twice and have yet to see a pass on track think again mr godfrey send it back to peterboro! Then you did not go to Leicester last year or if you did you went when the track was closed. The alterations to both sets of bends resulted in plenty of passing comparable to most other tracks. The issue there is now one of over use (training) which caused the surface to rut and needs sorting properly for 2020 rather than the crude (cheap?) attempts made during the season which did not work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 valve Posted January 8, 2020 Report Share Posted January 8, 2020 2 hours ago, geoff100 said: "National speedway stadium" so why not use it! By name only. Not owned by the sporting body and title is quite miss leading. But a great race track none the less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimmo Posted January 8, 2020 Report Share Posted January 8, 2020 4 hours ago, 1 valve said: Then you did not go to Leicester last year or if you did you went when the track was closed. The alterations to both sets of bends resulted in plenty of passing comparable to most other tracks. The issue there is now one of over use (training) which caused the surface to rut and needs sorting properly for 2020 rather than the crude (cheap?) attempts made during the season which did not work. I agree with you, Leicester did provide some good racing last year, and certainly provided as much passing as we get at King's Lynn. It used to be poor, but as you say, the alterations to both sets of bends changed that. I still don't think it's the right venue to hold the Fours at though, due purely to the lack of Official Car Park space, and lack of seating that will be required for crowds that the meeting normally generates. Us old folk can't stand for between 4 and 6 hours!!LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted January 8, 2020 Report Share Posted January 8, 2020 5 hours ago, 1 valve said: Then you did not go to Leicester last year or if you did you went when the track was closed. The alterations to both sets of bends resulted in plenty of passing comparable to most other tracks. The issue there is now one of over use (training) which caused the surface to rut and needs sorting properly for 2020 rather than the crude (cheap?) attempts made during the season which did not work. All generally by 1 rider though... Scott Nicholls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archie21 Posted January 8, 2020 Report Share Posted January 8, 2020 On 1/7/2020 at 8:14 AM, HGould said: Whoever thought this up needs sacking! I'm a speedway fan, reasonably well off and Somerset / Cardiff was OK for me as I'd do both meetings from Midlands as 2 separate trips to avoid stupid Hotel Rates in Cardiff. Lots of fans do Somerset and Cardiff as a round trip, stay over and its the annual pilgrimage to the mecca of the sport at Cardiff. This adds on for many an extra night and extra meeting and for those up North/Scotland and down South a very late return home Sunday night / Monday early hours. I won't do all 3 in 3 days. I'll go to Cardiff, go home and then a short trek over to Leicester. Why not 4's at Peterborough where set up and racing last season was "off the scale" superb meeting, not that Pairs wasn't too but that place is not capable of handling big crowds (Somerset). Leicester is a lovely set up but naff track, limited parking and from what I have heard Pits are very small and not a lot of space. Why couldn't we have 4's at Peterborough in May, 4's at Somerset in July, and CLRC at Sheffield in September?? It would be too sensible to have the 4s in May, at Somerset in July and CLRC in September but our sport promoters seem to think that they know best and to h---l with the supporters who pay to keep the sport going. If this is there attitude I can see another Workington happening in the very near future.Why -o-why wont the promoters use the old saying "if it is not broke why try to fix it", BUT they know best!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac101 Posted January 8, 2020 Report Share Posted January 8, 2020 Maybe Should have the fours on the Friday at Somerset and the pairs at Leicester on the Sunday 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
False dawn Posted January 8, 2020 Report Share Posted January 8, 2020 53 minutes ago, mac101 said: Maybe Should have the fours on the Friday at Somerset and the pairs at Leicester on the Sunday You have had a thought haven't you? Can't see the powers that be changing the plans for this year, but there is a large slice of sense in your suggestion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted January 9, 2020 Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 Why run two National Comps together in the same weekend? They have done the same in the past with League play offs and cups, cramming them all in at the end of the season... Which, if you are successful, results in people picking and choosing what finals to attend due to cost.. Spread out the National finals through the year.. It maintains interest across the season and will help the punters affordability... And also means teams who start the season well but then maybe have injuries and tail off, or teams that invest and make changes mid season can still be in the running for some success.. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamish McRaker Posted January 9, 2020 Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 On 1/6/2020 at 10:24 PM, Fortythirtyeight said: So it's at Leicester the day after Cardiff. Three big meetings in three days for a lot of folk with Somerset for the pairs, Cardiff GP and then Leicester. Personaly I'd rather see the bigger meetings spaced out through the season but will have to start saving and find appropriate accomodation . Any suggestions where to park ? as had issues in the past at Leicester. Due to the strict time limit imposed on parking at Leicester, and to help meet anticipated demand levels, free parking will be available at both Peterborough and Sheffield speedway stadia, with free shuttle buses provided to and from Leicester. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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